ISAF world #1 ranked Mateusz KUSZNIEREWICZ and crew Dominik ZYCKI made it two bullets in a row after winning the second race of the 2008 Star Class World Championships at Coral Reef Yacht Club.

"We are smiling today," said Mateusz KUSZNIEREWICZ. "Sometimes people have just a good couple of days." He and Dominik ZYCKI crossed the finish line one minute and 20 seconds ahead of second place finishers Marin Jr LOVROVIC, and crew Sinsa MIKULICI who move up from 29th place to 9th overall.

KUSZNIEREWICZ/ZYCKI were second around the first mark, passed the Croatian team before the leeward gate, and continued to increase their spread on the next two beats. "Dominik and I were talking about everything but sailing on that last beat," said KUSZNIEREWICZ.

The Italians, Diego NEGRI and crew Luigi VIALE, ranked second in the world, took another third place finish moving them up to second place overall. "We decided to be more conservative at the start line then we went left looking for the first big shift and found it," said Negri. "Being in front in the top ten on the course gave us an opportunity to improve our position at each mark," he explained.

MARK MENDELBLATT and crew Mark STRUBE move to third place overall with a sixth place finish today behind the Irish team of Peter O'LEARY/Stephen MILNE, who are now in seventh overall.

O'LEARY and MILNE, sailing in only their third Star Class event, are giving the Irish a strong chance of earning one of the four Olympic berths still open. "We still have four races to go, but we'll certainly take today's finish," said O'LEARY.

The wind on Biscayne Bay picked up with 14 knots and choppy water. Squalls in the west and uneven wind caused several gang ups of competitors at several points on the line resulting in two race postponements with a subsequent line adjustment.

More than 80 percent of the 104-boat fleet started to the left, a solid choice as this group included the top three finishers in yesterday's race - Mateusz KUSZNIEREWICZ/Dominik ZYCKI (POL), Mark Mendelblatt/Mark Strube (USA) and Diego NEGRI/Luigi VIALE (ITA).

Almost half of the initial two dozen boats rounding the first upwind mark were notified that they were black-flagged at the start line. In total, 25 boats were black-flagged including several Star World champions and Olympians.

Tom Burton (AUS) and Alison Young (GBR) hit the right note in the Laser and Laser Radial at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as they took out the top honours and qualification spots to the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final.

It was double Australian gold in the Paralympic classes. Matt Bugg (AUS) came out on top in the 2.4mR whilst London 2012 Paralympic SKUD18 gold medallists Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (AUS) were triumphant in the two person keelboat.

Lithuania's Juozas Bernotas came out on top in the Men's RS:X whilst Russia's Stefania Elfutina was triumphant in the Women's RS:X. Both sailors claim the first Abu Dhabi ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots whilst Jock Calvert (AUS) and Joanna Sterling (AUS) picked up the Oceanic spots for the Emirati finale.

There was some fast paced action in the 49er and 49erFX Medal Races at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS) and Maia & Ragna Agerup (NOR) claimed the honours and Abu Dhabi final spots.

A tight group of five young Papua New Guinean (PNG) Laser sailors are stepping up their 2015 Pacific Games competition program using this week's ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. PNG is one of 33 countries represented at the important Oceanic event, the largest Olympic sailing regatta in the southern hemisphere.

Melbourne, Australia will host the final Rio 2016 Paralympic Games qualification regatta in 2015. With just under one year until the event, the 2015 IFDS Worlds was launched at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne.

ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne kick starts the journey to the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with qualification spots and top ranking points available in the Australian city.

Shawn Bennett (USA) won the Long Beach Stop of the 2015 California Dreamin' Series Sunday in this International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Grade 3 match racing regatta hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club and raced on the Long Beach Sailing Foundation's fleet of Catalina 37s.

After the limits of the southern oceans imposed by the combination of the weather systems and the safety barrier of the Antarctic Exclusion Zone, the Atlantic is opening up for the top trio of the Barcelona World Race.